I'm a medical editor, so I was referring to following known sources such as the Journals of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and my county's health commissioner on specific issues that would bore the hell out of anyone not following them. Like, is "health care" one word or two? Or, if you really want to get controversial, is it "Crohn disease" or "Crohn's disease"? I would not accept popular consensus on any of these white hot issues. If I had an issue related to my own health, I would ask a doctor. Basically, I will miss Twitter for work as it is a good way to keep up with the major journals. But I was in too deep with Twitter and couldn't manage to filter out the outrage.
[In response to @Docliz] Some of us are able to separate valid information on Twitter from garbage. There's no need to be flippant about getting health information there. All you have to do is consider the source and determine if it's legit, compare it with other valid sources, etc. There is a lot of value in Twitter but now it might be drowned out by a tsunami of toxic waste.
If you have been getting your health news from Twitter—please, please leave the site, and get better health news and advice elsewhere!
I'm a medical editor, so I was referring to following known sources such as the Journals of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and my county's health commissioner on specific issues that would bore the hell out of anyone not following them. Like, is "health care" one word or two? Or, if you really want to get controversial, is it "Crohn disease" or "Crohn's disease"? I would not accept popular consensus on any of these white hot issues. If I had an issue related to my own health, I would ask a doctor. Basically, I will miss Twitter for work as it is a good way to keep up with the major journals. But I was in too deep with Twitter and couldn't manage to filter out the outrage.
Fair enough! You know what to look for and how to tell reliable from unreliable sources. I hope more people become good at the same thing……
[In response to @Docliz] Some of us are able to separate valid information on Twitter from garbage. There's no need to be flippant about getting health information there. All you have to do is consider the source and determine if it's legit, compare it with other valid sources, etc. There is a lot of value in Twitter but now it might be drowned out by a tsunami of toxic waste.
"now?"
;)
"but now it might be drowned out by a tsunami of toxic waste"
That's the now I was referring to. As if Twitter wasn't already awash in a toxic waste tsunami.